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The teaching profession was already ravaged by burnout due to excessive working and exhaustion – and then the pandemic arrived to fan the flames. Jessica Powell investigates the primary causes of workplace stress for teachers, the impact of Covid – and what schools can do to protect the wellbeing of their staff

Education bodies such as SQA and Education Scotland need more independence from government to serve schools best, says headteacher Rod Grant

Every time the government makes empty funding promises, parents end up expecting more from schools, says Michael Tidd

ANALYSIS: How did education go from being the government’s ‘biggest priority’ to the recipient of a ‘damp squib’ of a catch-up package in just three months?

Pupils need to be aware of the impact of technology increasingly taking control over our lives, says Aidan Harvey-Craig

Sir Kevan Collins’ catch-up plan would have given substance to the empty talk of levelling up, says Geoff Barton

Catch-up funding of £1.4bn was far short of what was asked for – and a lot less than other major countries have proposed

In this moment of re-evaluation, an approach called Spices could be just what young people need, says Jo Steer

Dominic Cummings has an axe to grind but his claims of government incompetence sound right to schools, says Geoff Barton

If Covid has taught us anything, it’s that Scotland’s education system needs to change, says Melvyn Roffe, who would like to see the balance of power tip from those with a vested interest in the status quo towards those better placed to decide what children and young people need

Judging teachers based on whether they have children is unacceptable, says Caitlin McIntosh

An extended school day would eat into precious time for children to just be themselves after Covid, says Yvonne Williams